https://nypost.com Your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 03:07:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://nypost.com/2024/09/01/sports/nhl-star-johnny-gaudreaus-wife-honors-brother-in-law-matthew-after-siblings-were-killed-by-alleged-drunk-driver/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2024 07:33:24 -0400 2024-09-01T07:33:34-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/09/01/sports/nhl-star-johnny-gaudreaus-wife-honors-brother-in-law-matthew-after-siblings-were-killed-by-alleged-drunk-driver/ Nicholas McEntyre https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33223941 0 Johnny Gaudreau's widow, Meredith, honored her late brother-in-law, Matthew, Saturday night. Madeline Gaudreau responded to the five-photo slideshow saying, "I love this. Matty adored John just the same. I got you, Noa, and Johnny," referencing the couple's two young children. The heartbroken sister-in-law went on to say she will look out for Matthew's wife who is expecting her first child in December. Suspected drunk driver, Sean Higgins, crashed into the brothers after 8 p.m., a day before their sister Katie's wedding. Merideth's tribute came a day after she mourned her husband's death in a separate post, calling herself the "luckiest girl in the word." https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/hockey-fans-erect-makeshift-memorial-at-corner-of-gaudreau-brothers-slaying/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2024 22:33:43 -0400 2024-08-31T22:51:37-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/hockey-fans-erect-makeshift-memorial-at-corner-of-gaudreau-brothers-slaying/ Katherine Donlevy, Marie Pohl https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33223445 0 Man kneeling next to a makeshift memorial of cross and flowers at the corner of Pennsville Auburn Road and Stumpy Lane A closeup of the hockey stick cross. A view of the makeshift memorial. Brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau celebrating with trophy after winning the 2014 Beanpot Championship for Boston College Eagles https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/alleged-drunk-driver-who-killed-nhl-star-johnny-gaudreau-brother-matthew-is-us-army-major-who-worked-at-rehab-center-linkedin/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:29:06 -0400 2024-08-31T19:41:57-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/alleged-drunk-driver-who-killed-nhl-star-johnny-gaudreau-brother-matthew-is-us-army-major-who-worked-at-rehab-center-linkedin/ Dana Kennedy, Marie Pohl https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33220451 0 U.S. Army Maj. Sean Higgins in uniform embracing a student who received donated winter coats, hats, and gloves at Ali Kelmendi primary school in Vushtrri, Kosovo. Sean Higgins, an Army major, appearing in court via video at Gloucester County Justice Complex, accused of hitting the Gaudreau brothers with his car. Matthew Gaudreau, Katie Gaudreau, and Johnny Gaudreau posing together at Matthew's wedding A booking photo of accused drunk driver Sean Higgins, Showing a Memorial on Route 551 by Stumpy Lane in NJ, where the two Brothers where killed. Decorated army major Sean Higgins with his family at the beach https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/columbus-radio-host-rips-managment-over-beer-ad-after-johnny-gaudreaus-death/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:22:51 -0400 2024-08-31T14:04:45-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/columbus-radio-host-rips-managment-over-beer-ad-after-johnny-gaudreaus-death/ Ethan Sears https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33220841 0 johnny-gaudreau-Marc “Chops” Finch 97.1 The Fan's "Bishop and Friends," co-host Marc "Chops" Finch was furious over the placement of Coors Light his show after the death of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother. Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets takes a break during a stoppage in play against the Colorado Avalanche at Nationwide Arena on April 01, 2024. https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/young-fan-heartbreakingly-adds-stick-to-johnny-gaudreau-memorial-as-fans-mourned/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2024 10:29:02 -0400 2024-08-31T10:54:27-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/young-fan-heartbreakingly-adds-stick-to-johnny-gaudreau-memorial-as-fans-mourned/ Joseph Staszewski https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33220456 0 johnny-gaudreau-kid-stick.jpg Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jackets A young fans adds his No. 13 stick to the memorial for Johnny Gaudreau outside Nationwide Arena on Friday. Mourners hold a candlelight vigil outside Nationwide Arena on Aug. 30 beside a makeshift memorial for Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau. Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed in a bicycle accident the night before Meaghan Little of Columbus leaves a note outside Nationwide Arena at a makeshift memorial for Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau. Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed in a bicycle accident the night before. Mandatory Credit: Adam A makeshift memorial grows outside Nationwide Arena for Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau. Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed in a bicycle accident the night before. Visitors leave notes on hockey sticks outside Nationwide Arena. Shiloh Rivera, facing, mourns with Hylas Stemen of Columbus, at the makeshift memorial set up by fans for Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Hylas Stemen, sitting, of Columbus, mourns at a memorial set up by fans for Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 30, 2024. https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/johnny-gaudreaus-wife-honors-nhl-star-with-moving-tribute-after-devastating-alleged-drunk-driver-crash-best-years-of-my-life/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2024 09:05:53 -0400 2024-08-31T10:43:23-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/sports/johnny-gaudreaus-wife-honors-nhl-star-with-moving-tribute-after-devastating-alleged-drunk-driver-crash-best-years-of-my-life/ Olivia Land https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33220308 0 newspress-collage-biyxh0w65-1725106183722 Johnny Gaudreau with his wife and young kids in front of a birthday cake that says "31." Johnny and Meredith Gaudreau were married in 2021. Gaudreau's daughter, Noa, was a fixture at his hockey games. A growing memorial to Johnny Gaudreau has cropped up outside the Blue Jackets stadium in Columbus. Johnny and Meredith Gaudreau with their two young kids. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/matthew-gaudreaus-ex-teammate-recalls-final-talk-before-tragic-death/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:35:45 -0400 2024-08-30T21:35:54-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/matthew-gaudreaus-ex-teammate-recalls-final-talk-before-tragic-death/ Matt Caputo https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33218829 0 Quinnipiac goalie Michael Garteig (34) makes the save on a shot by Boston College forward Matthew Gaudreau (21) during the first period of an NCAA Frozen Four semifinal NCAA college hockey game Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. Frankie DiChiara Brothers Johnny Gaudreau #13 and Matthew Gaudreau #21 of the Boston College Eagles celebrate after the Eagles beat the Northeastern University Huskies to win their fifth Beanpot Championship in a row in NCAA hockey action in the championship game of the annual Beanpot Hockey Tournament at TD Garden on February 10, 2014 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreaus-boston-college-coach-opens-up-after-stars-death/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:23:26 -0400 2024-08-30T18:23:36-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreaus-boston-college-coach-opens-up-after-stars-death/ Ethan Sears https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33217575 0 Boston College NCAA college hockey player Johnny Gaudreau celebrates his goal against Notre Dame during the third period of quarterfinal round match at the Hockey East Tournament in Chestnut Hill, Mass., March 15, 2014. Boston College hockey head coach Jerry York and his Eagles celebrate with the national championship trophy after Boston College took on Ferris State in the 2012 Men's Frozen Four National Championship Game at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Brothers Johnny Gaudreau #13 and Matthew Gaudreau #21 of the Boston College Eagles celebrate after the Eagles beat the Northeastern University Huskies to win their fifth Beanpot Championship in a row in NCAA hockey action in the championship game of the annual Beanpot Hockey Tournament at TD Garden on February 10, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreaus-brother-matthew-was-a-dad-to-be-when-the-siblings-were-killed-by-alleged-drunk-driver/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:22:56 -0400 2024-08-30T19:26:17-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreaus-brother-matthew-was-a-dad-to-be-when-the-siblings-were-killed-by-alleged-drunk-driver/ Katherine Donlevy https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33217781 0 Matthew Gaudreau and wife Madeline Korbitz Gaudreau are expecting their first child, a baby named Tripp due in December Matthew Gaudreau's wife Madeline Korbitz Gaudreau is expecting the couple's first child. Matthew Gaudreau and wife Madeline Gaudreau share a photo from their engagement session or honeymoon on 6/23/22 The Gaudreau family showing L-R- Dad, Katie, Matthew, Mom, and Johnny Matthew Gaudreau #21 of the Boston College Eagles skates against the Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks during NCAA men's hockey at the Tsongas Center on February 24, 2017 in Lowell, Massachusetts https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/kevin-hayes-has-heartbreaking-reaction-to-johnny-gaudreaus-death/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:53:05 -0400 2024-08-30T16:53:16-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/kevin-hayes-has-heartbreaking-reaction-to-johnny-gaudreaus-death/ Ethan Sears https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33215233 0 Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets warms up prior to the start of the game against the Boston Bruins at Nationwide Arena on January 2, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) Kevin Hayes offered a heartbreaking post for his friend, late NHLer Johnny Gaudreau, on Instagram. Blues Center Kevin Hayes (12) before a face-off Hayes also mourned the loss of Matthew Gaudreau. Kristen Hayes also weighed in on the tragic hockey deaths. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-fans-lay-flowers-at-site-of-nj-accident/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:59:16 -0400 2024-08-30T16:34:33-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-fans-lay-flowers-at-site-of-nj-accident/ Jaclyn Hendricks https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33213972 0 The Gaudreau brothers perished on the eve of their sister's Friday wedding. A makeshift memorial was set up on Aug. 30, 2024 at the site of the crash that killed Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew. Mourners left bouquets and a mini hockey stick at the intersection of Pennsville Auburn Road and Stumpy Lane in New Jersey. Johnny Gaudreau spent the past two seasons playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Johnny Gaudreau and wife Meredith The Gaudreau family addressed the tragedy in a statement Friday. Johnny Gaudreau in action for the Blue Jackets in March 2024. The scene where the Gaudreau siblings were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Sean Higgins has been charged with two counts of death by auto. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-extolled-by-sean-monahan-a-day-before-tragic-death/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:32:27 -0400 2024-08-30T15:49:25-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-extolled-by-sean-monahan-a-day-before-tragic-death/ Ethan Sears https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33213879 0 Johnny Gaudreau with the Blue Jackets on March 30, 2024. Johnny Gaudreau (13) and Sean Monahan (23) with the Flames in 2021. Sean Monahan complimented his longtime friend and teammate Johnny Gaudreau on Monday's "What Chaos!" podcast. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/alleged-drunk-driver-who-fatally-struck-johnny-gaudreau-brother-lets-out-exasperated-sigh-as-hes-ordered-held-another-week-behind-bars/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:30:47 -0400 2024-08-30T21:03:46-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/alleged-drunk-driver-who-fatally-struck-johnny-gaudreau-brother-lets-out-exasperated-sigh-as-hes-ordered-held-another-week-behind-bars/ Jack Morphet, Olivia Land https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33214316 0 court2 Johnny Gaudreau, number 13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets, warming up before a game against the Boston Bruins at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Sean M. Higgins posing for a jail booking photograph at Salem County Correctional Facility, New Jersey, U.S. in an orange shirt on August 30, 2024. Johnny Gaudreau holding his daughter, Columbus Blue Jackets NHL hockey player Emergency scene with police and bystanders near Pennsville Auburn Road, where cyclists Esme Burge and John Gaudreau were struck by a vehicle https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-memorial-grows-outside-blue-jackets-arena-after-death/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:05:38 -0400 2024-08-30T13:05:49-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-memorial-grows-outside-blue-jackets-arena-after-death/ Jaclyn Hendricks https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33213087 0 The NHL community is mourning the deaths of Blue Jackets winger Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew. The siblings were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver on the eve of their sister's wedding. Flowers are laid at the site of the crash that killed Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew in Oldmans Township, NJ on Aug. 30, 2024. Johnny Gaudreau began his NHL career with the Calgary Flames. Johnny Gaudreau spent the past two seasons with the Blue Jackets. Johnny Gaudreau and wife Meredith wed in 2021. The Gaudreau family was readying to celebrate Katie Gaudreau's (second from right) wedding prior to the tragedy. The siblings were struck and killed in New Jersey while bike riding Thursday. Sean Higgins was charged with two counts of death by auto in connection to the tragedy. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/family-of-johnny-gaudreau-and-brother-matthew-breaks-silence-after-tragic-deaths-truly-two-amazing-humans/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:54:17 -0400 2024-08-30T15:47:49-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/family-of-johnny-gaudreau-and-brother-matthew-breaks-silence-after-tragic-deaths-truly-two-amazing-humans/ Zoe Hussain https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33213227 0 nhl-star-johnny-gaudreau-dead-feat https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/blue-jackets-mourn-johnny-gaudreaus-death-two-years-after-goalies-tragedy/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:41:44 -0400 2024-08-30T11:41:53-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/blue-jackets-mourn-johnny-gaudreaus-death-two-years-after-goalies-tragedy/ Ethan Sears https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33212839 0 Blue Jackets left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) plays the puck against the Montreal Canadiens Cleveland Monsters goalie Matiss Kivlenieks (80) on the ice as he is announced as the first star of the game Brothers Johnny Gaudreau #13 and Matthew Gaudreau #21 of the Boston College Eagles celebrate after the Eagles beat the Northeastern University Huskies to win their fifth Beanpot Championship in a row https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/nhl-world-reacts-to-deaths-of-johnny-matthew-gaudreau-lost-one-of-the-best/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:02:57 -0400 2024-08-30T11:52:41-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/nhl-world-reacts-to-deaths-of-johnny-matthew-gaudreau-lost-one-of-the-best/ Jenna Lemoncelli https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33211367 0 Brothers Johnny Gaudreau #13 and Matthew Gaudreau #21 of the Boston College Eagles celebrate after the Eagles beat the Northeastern University Huskies to win their fifth Beanpot Championship in a row in NCAA hockey action in the championship game of the annual Beanpot Hockey Tournament at TD Garden on February 10, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. Johnny Gudreau and his wife Meredith Gaudreau with their two children. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-death-nhls-gary-bettman-speaks-out/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:38:17 -0400 2024-08-30T10:54:25-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-death-nhls-gary-bettman-speaks-out/ Jaclyn Hendricks https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33211222 0 Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau died in August 2024 at the age of 31. He and brother Matthew were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver in Salem County, N.J. Brothers Johnny Gaudreau #13 and Matthew Gaudreau #21 of the Boston College Eagles in 2014. Johnny Gaudreau and wife Meredith married in September 2021 and have two kids. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the tragedy in a statement. Johnny Gaudreau spent the first nine seasons of his NHL career in Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau (far right) was to be a groomsman in sister Katie's (second from right) wedding, along with Matthew. https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/alleged-drunk-driver-who-killed-nhl-star-johnny-gaudreau-his-brother-appears-glassy-eyed-in-new-mugshot/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:14:38 -0400 2024-08-30T13:48:57-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/alleged-drunk-driver-who-killed-nhl-star-johnny-gaudreau-his-brother-appears-glassy-eyed-in-new-mugshot/ Olivia Land https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33212046 0 Gaudreau-comp Sean Higgins, 43, from Woodstown, NJ, wearing an orange shirt, suspect of DWI Police officers standing at the night-time scene of a fatal accident where two bicyclists, including NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, were struck and killed by a vehicle. leaves behind his wife Meredith, and two children Noa, 1, and Johnny, 6 months. Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau celebrating with a trophy after winning the 2014 Beanpot Championship for Boston College Eagles Brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau posing with their family and a trophy https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-brother-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver-police/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:16:32 -0400 2024-08-30T16:45:28-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/sports/johnny-gaudreau-brother-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver-police/ Jack Morphet, Jenna Lemoncelli, Olivia Land https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=33211004 0 A mugshot of Sean Higgins Johnny and Matthew Gaudrea were killed by a suspected drunk driver Thursday. Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets takes a break during a stoppage in play against the Colorado Avalanche at Nationwide Arena on April 1, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. The Gaudrea brothers pose for a photo. Johnny Gaudreau in Calgary Flames uniform